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the bad news for hagel's allies among realist foreign policy thinkers and on the foreign policy left is that the nominee appears to have gotten schumer's support by repudiating virtually everything they liked about him. this was always a likely endpoint of the battle over hagel, which has been a proxy war over israel and over a broader foreign policy philosophy, but it has come with remarkable speed and comprehensiveness." chuck todd, where does it stand right now? >> well, it's funny you say that. this says what i've learned and why -- how chuck hagel won chuck schumer, ben's right, it was over hagel sort of repudiating some of his positions, in particular, on iran. so one of the things that chuck hagel made clear to schumer is hey, the first briefing i got on the pentagon was about military preparations to take action against iran, if necessary. and that chuck hagel made it clear that he did support unilateral military action against iran, if necessary. that that was on the table. so there is that where you've heard there are some folks in the democratic caucus in the senate who ar
the bad news for hagel's allies among realist foreign policy thinkers and on the foreign policy left is that the nominee appears to have gotten schumer's support by repudiating virtually everything they liked about him. this was always a likely endpoint of the battle over hagel, which has been a proxy war over israel and over a broader foreign policy philosophy, but it has come with remarkable speed and comprehensiveness." chuck todd, where does it stand right now? >> well, it's...
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that is also boning up on foreign policy, meeting with people one on one, and understanding the world he's studying. >> chris christie is a person who is very hard not to like. i've seen him give a speech and just shoot the lights out in a room. you know, he could pass the hat and raise $50 million after some of the talks i've watched him give. i thought the defining moment in this presidential campaign was the images of barack obama and chris christie together, solving real problems. >> right. >> after snowstorm sandy. and being together and working together, republican and democrat. you asked, what i have liked to have more of in the inauguration address, it would have been the spirit that you saw with christie and obama. and i like the fact that after that, republicans, instead of being peeved at him, oh, my gosh, you helped o o eed out th guy, they liked it -- >> well, they were forced. >> i think the most important speech that chris christie has given was at the reagan library, where he talked about compromise and leadership. and he said, that's the way -- it's not complicated, h
that is also boning up on foreign policy, meeting with people one on one, and understanding the world he's studying. >> chris christie is a person who is very hard not to like. i've seen him give a speech and just shoot the lights out in a room. you know, he could pass the hat and raise $50 million after some of the talks i've watched him give. i thought the defining moment in this presidential campaign was the images of barack obama and chris christie together, solving real problems....
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and that in all likelihood some kind of foreign policy controversy will take over and dominate the second term like happens in most second terms. and he's very well versed in those areas. >> kelly, dennis mcdonough is probably known to most americans for his involvement on foreign policy, the raid to get osama bin laden, the surge in afghanistan. what about his relationship, though, with congress which will be more important now? >> reporter: well, when you're in a chief of staff position, you're the ultimate gatekeeper. and so a relationship with congress can center on a couple things. we saw bill daly when he was serving the president, had a different kind of style, that didn't have a lot of interaction with congress. rahm emanuel who had been of congress, a real understanding of how the body works. and to it will be interesting to see, especially because so much of that chief of staff role is about sort of the domestic playing field, how he will bring his skill set. so it's really about management. it's really about trying to keep the president on task and to not get distracted by thin
and that in all likelihood some kind of foreign policy controversy will take over and dominate the second term like happens in most second terms. and he's very well versed in those areas. >> kelly, dennis mcdonough is probably known to most americans for his involvement on foreign policy, the raid to get osama bin laden, the surge in afghanistan. what about his relationship, though, with congress which will be more important now? >> reporter: well, when you're in a chief of staff...
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when it comes to foreign policy from the libertarian side. you've got a bunch of young senators who are not afraid to go off the old establishment. there are pictures in the "new york times," as you pointed out, two of them in the elevator, those elevators are very big. in this case i don't think it was quite big enough because senator mccain, when he's angry, and i think it was fair to say he was angry yesterday, he doesn't hide it very well. and rand paul is fearless. like mike lee of utah, like some of these younger republican senators, ted cruz, they're not afraid of older senators. they're willing to kind of break some china, and mccain and lindsey graham are coming right back at him, as you said, in support of a democratic president. >> john, what'd you see yesterday? >> well, i think, it's interesting, the times says in its headline, that the drone debate scrambles both left and right. there are a set of issues, and particularly issues that revolve around civil liberties, where the standard issues don't work very well. you have pat lea
when it comes to foreign policy from the libertarian side. you've got a bunch of young senators who are not afraid to go off the old establishment. there are pictures in the "new york times," as you pointed out, two of them in the elevator, those elevators are very big. in this case i don't think it was quite big enough because senator mccain, when he's angry, and i think it was fair to say he was angry yesterday, he doesn't hide it very well. and rand paul is fearless. like mike lee...
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foreign policy and our approach to trying to keep this country safe? some would argue that the slippery slope just turned completely vertical when it comes to the use of drones. and how do you think brennan did? >> first of all, let me just say this. i think the discussion yesterday was, in some respects, a tribute to american democracy. i think it was a performance which emphasized the degree to which we are attached to fundamental principles of law and right and humanity. now, how you apply that can differ. but i was impressed by the tone and the thrust of the discussion. now, as to the issues, they're extremely complicated and difficult to parse. you know, what is torture? torture to me means infliction of incredible pain on a human being. i would think that would be prohipr prohibited under our system, that would be considered as crossing the line. stress, pressure, intimidation, i think these are acceptable forms of obtaining information if you have time. the difficulty that arises in one particular case when you know you don't have time, when you
foreign policy and our approach to trying to keep this country safe? some would argue that the slippery slope just turned completely vertical when it comes to the use of drones. and how do you think brennan did? >> first of all, let me just say this. i think the discussion yesterday was, in some respects, a tribute to american democracy. i think it was a performance which emphasized the degree to which we are attached to fundamental principles of law and right and humanity. now, how you...
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there is not a consistent foreign policy. it is ad hoc. one thing with gadhafi, the situation was every bit as chaotic as we saw even in the aftermath of benghazi, we do another on syria. we're how many, over 100,000 people have been killed? >> complete chaos. >> there's a -- >> gene? >> just i was going to say, i think there is one fundamental question we haven't answered. i'm not sure we could have saved mubarak if we wanted to tell you the truth. the whole country wanted to get rid of him instead of half the country. i think he was a goner. the fundamental question is, okay, are we willing to accept and support and nurture islamist led governments. >> if they win elections, gene. >> after the arab spring or not. those elected governments that come up, are we going to be patient and try to transform them or help them transform into truly representative democracies that are not afghanistan, that are not taliban sort of regimes, or not? or do we take that -- think that can't happen. >> here's the question. the question is, and i guess this
there is not a consistent foreign policy. it is ad hoc. one thing with gadhafi, the situation was every bit as chaotic as we saw even in the aftermath of benghazi, we do another on syria. we're how many, over 100,000 people have been killed? >> complete chaos. >> there's a -- >> gene? >> just i was going to say, i think there is one fundamental question we haven't answered. i'm not sure we could have saved mubarak if we wanted to tell you the truth. the whole country...
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bush on foreign policy and colin powell on foreign policy and brent scowcroft on foreign policy and certainly your father, dr. brzezinski, on foreign policy. mark halperin, he is so in the mainstream of washington u.s. foreign policy except, of course, unless you're a neoconservative. and i'm not knocking neocons. i love dan senor. i have one as a friend. >> i have a brother. >> i expect bill kristol -- and mika's brother's a neocon. holy cow, the guy wants to invade, like, canada. i understand, i can respect that and them, but to say chuck hagel is outside of the mainstream of political thought when it comes to u.s. foreign policy, that's just not true. >> you take him on paper, his resume for this job is sterling. he's close to vice president biden. that's something that no one could say was anything but a big positive. but i will tell you, you look at the sunday shows yesterday, and in general, this debate over the last two weeks, the dog that is not barking is vocal support from senate democrats. there's a reason -- or several reasons -- why senate democrats are not out there defending ch
bush on foreign policy and colin powell on foreign policy and brent scowcroft on foreign policy and certainly your father, dr. brzezinski, on foreign policy. mark halperin, he is so in the mainstream of washington u.s. foreign policy except, of course, unless you're a neoconservative. and i'm not knocking neocons. i love dan senor. i have one as a friend. >> i have a brother. >> i expect bill kristol -- and mika's brother's a neocon. holy cow, the guy wants to invade, like, canada....
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speaking of foreign policy advisor -- wh? whoo -- >> i'll just get up and leave. >> believe me, that was nicer than heilemann at the 6:00 hour. i called him the newman of the show. he's gone. i'm sorry. the people on twitter are with you. they say it's not show. >> richard and i are here for the best dressed segment, the two guys that were just here. >> no, i don't think you are. but you might be. you have a nice new tie on. you went in there and what happened? >> friends of the show -- >> gave you a tie. >> you look dapper. dan, you look okay, too. >> wow! >> caught pulitzer prize winning columnist, msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson is always handsome. >> glad to be on your good side this morning. >> good to have you on. we will have general stanley mcchrystal coming up on the next half hour and michael bloomberg coming up in the next hour of "morning joe." president obama's choices for his second term national security team are taking shape. former republican senator check hagel, a decorated soldier and vietnam veter
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foreign policy for 9/11. i haven't really dug in deep to the cross tabs but i'm guessing that probably doesn't help in western iowa. rand is salvier than that, right? >> sure. talking about the president being in israel. so rand's father was extremely tough on israel which did not play well with, for instance, evangelical christians who vote to disproportionately high numbers in the republican primaries. rand lays out a view of the middle east and israel. he says i'm against foreign aid to israel and say i'm against international assistance to israel but i'll stand with israel. i'm pro israel and recognize it's a isolated region in this country. again, when you really drill down and i think rand is smart and savvy. i think where he is heading on foreign policy, he is just on the cusp here of either being very clever about it or starting to wig people out. i think that this -- the night of the filibuster and drones seemed like it was a good political move. over time, weeks will people be saying what was he fig
foreign policy for 9/11. i haven't really dug in deep to the cross tabs but i'm guessing that probably doesn't help in western iowa. rand is salvier than that, right? >> sure. talking about the president being in israel. so rand's father was extremely tough on israel which did not play well with, for instance, evangelical christians who vote to disproportionately high numbers in the republican primaries. rand lays out a view of the middle east and israel. he says i'm against foreign aid...
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no one was going to say anything to hip about foreign policy. he hadn't really had much of a contest if you look at how things came out in that convention. they were right about a lot of things. they were right about sort of creating that big administrative state. eisenhower with his famous speech on the military industrial complex. that doesn't mean they're right in their general policy prescriptions that we should have stayed out of world war ii and the rest. in the same sense, people who were right about expansion of federal government through things like desegregation and issues related to civil rights had a point in the sense that those powers created were going to be used for other things as well. doesn't mean you should sit back and let segregation endure. but you've got some intelligent useful insites on both sides the debate. eisenhower's standing in the country was such that he was able to steam roll over the opposition. >> cokie roberts. >> i actually remember dwight eisenhower unlike the rest of you children. >> steve does. >> my fat
no one was going to say anything to hip about foreign policy. he hadn't really had much of a contest if you look at how things came out in that convention. they were right about a lot of things. they were right about sort of creating that big administrative state. eisenhower with his famous speech on the military industrial complex. that doesn't mean they're right in their general policy prescriptions that we should have stayed out of world war ii and the rest. in the same sense, people who...
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he says the end of a gop foreign policy, advantage during the cold war, a serious gap in candidate quality, the declining relevance of economic policies better suited to the 1980s, and an occasionally deserved reputation for being judgmental and censorious, republicans leaders have a choice to make, ruthlessly clarified by recent events, they can take the path of democrats in 19 88, or they can follow the model of democrats in 1992 and their own party in 2000, giving their nominee the leeway needed to produce an agenda relevant to our time. very well said. >> bob, that's obviously michael gerson, george w. bush -- >> former speaker. >> speechwriter. >> republicans are going to have to get out of the box they're in, and they're in the box on this budget. >> and this week is a tough time to get all your soul searching done. sorting out your party's identity. so they were in the midst of that. their message is we're the hostage of these crazy people inside our party. that's a tough message to turn around next week and defend the sequester. >> somehow newt gingrich always used people like me a
he says the end of a gop foreign policy, advantage during the cold war, a serious gap in candidate quality, the declining relevance of economic policies better suited to the 1980s, and an occasionally deserved reputation for being judgmental and censorious, republicans leaders have a choice to make, ruthlessly clarified by recent events, they can take the path of democrats in 19 88, or they can follow the model of democrats in 1992 and their own party in 2000, giving their nominee the leeway...
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policy. he was very critical of this organization and more importantly very critical of it because it supported this syrian president bashir al assad in neighboring syria. it's another bloody and deadly day in lebanon, pushing that country to more violence over the course of the last three years civil war that engulfed neighboring syria. >> you're in egypt and we have the news that the intradition military government called the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group and there's fears of more civil unrest. give us some perspective of what's going on today in egypt? >> reporter: today is friday, first day of the weekend and notoriously very prominent day for street protests. the muslim brotherhood is being undeterred by the fact that its labelled a terrorist organization. its called on its supporters in various cities across the country to go to the streets despite the fact that the egyptian government as you mentioned has warned a very severe crackdown would take place if anybody demonstrates on
policy. he was very critical of this organization and more importantly very critical of it because it supported this syrian president bashir al assad in neighboring syria. it's another bloody and deadly day in lebanon, pushing that country to more violence over the course of the last three years civil war that engulfed neighboring syria. >> you're in egypt and we have the news that the intradition military government called the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group and there's fears of...
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i found him amazingly astute and mature to ask a question and understanding of foreign policy issues that was actually deep and subtle. i don't -- you know, he's very youthful looking, but he feels like an old soul at the same time. despite the fact that he likes hip-hop. >> you're really selling this guy. those are some bold words. >> i want to kind of override the jinx. >> the jinx. >> it's a big one. you also talk about the contenders. some great pictures in here of academy award contenders. here, of course, is hugh jackman and anne hathaway from "les mis." >> it's a photo gallery of folks up for the academy awards. but the theme of the story which jessica winters wrote is really about how so many of the most important films of the year this year meld fact and fiction. they meld history and contemporary events. that's kind of a new thing. it's an old thing, but it's a new thing this year. of course, we had kathryn bigelow on the cover a few weeks ago. >> yes, you did. is that a bear? >> sally field. this is lovely. >> i love the sally field picture and i love the story that spielb
i found him amazingly astute and mature to ask a question and understanding of foreign policy issues that was actually deep and subtle. i don't -- you know, he's very youthful looking, but he feels like an old soul at the same time. despite the fact that he likes hip-hop. >> you're really selling this guy. those are some bold words. >> i want to kind of override the jinx. >> the jinx. >> it's a big one. you also talk about the contenders. some great pictures in here of...
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foreign policy of the obama presidency. >> yeah. you know, ed -- >> and andrea. >> i want to get to andrea in one second. you look at the pictures of barack obama, first african-american president, still, you know, if you had said ten years ago, it would still be shocking. you have hillary clinton sitting next to him. odds-on favorite to be the first female president. you look at those two figures, you look at their approval ratings, barack obama, building the '70s, hillary's approval rating up in the 60s. and then you look at where i was this weekend, "the national review" had a great weekend where they were talking about the future of conservatism. i say it was because it was so constructive. but i'll tell what you, if the economy keeps getting better over the next three years, you've got hillary linton rclin running three years from now, we republicans have such a major headwind in our face for the next three years. it's going to be tough. >> yeah, there's no question. but there's so many variables. >> go ahead. >> no, so many va
foreign policy of the obama presidency. >> yeah. you know, ed -- >> and andrea. >> i want to get to andrea in one second. you look at the pictures of barack obama, first african-american president, still, you know, if you had said ten years ago, it would still be shocking. you have hillary clinton sitting next to him. odds-on favorite to be the first female president. you look at those two figures, you look at their approval ratings, barack obama, building the '70s, hillary's...
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joining us the president of the council on foreign relations richard haas, author of "foreign policy begins at home the case for putting america's house in order" and celebrating his tenth anniversary as president -- >> big day for richard haas. ten years. >> good day to have you here. >> we would have had a cake but -- >> he can also, unlike me -- >> joe vetoed the cake on the basis of health. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> listen, tough news -- >> straight to the news. it is looking bad out of arizona, breaking overnight, fires turning out of control in arizona have left 19 firefighters dead. the single deadliest event for firefighters since september 11th. this is a real disaster and tragedy. the victims were part of a hotshot crew. they're the highly trained elite team sent into some of the worst conditions. they were working on a 2,000 acre fire near yarnell, arizona, about 80 miles northwest of phoenix. so far, the fire is zero percent contained. we will have a live report from the scene in a few minutes. we understand they were trying these teams to put up the tents they use as a
joining us the president of the council on foreign relations richard haas, author of "foreign policy begins at home the case for putting america's house in order" and celebrating his tenth anniversary as president -- >> big day for richard haas. ten years. >> good day to have you here. >> we would have had a cake but -- >> he can also, unlike me -- >> joe vetoed the cake on the basis of health. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> listen, tough...
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i know you don't agree with him on foreign policy. i think his argument even on that resonates in the south more than almost anywhere else. so it which be kind of interesting -- i did not know his wife was from georgia. if s if he runs for president, she's going to be glued to the man's side. >> he also would do well to read "garden & gun" to prep. he also might want to get some old george jones tapes and put them in his pickup truck. you did write about george jones. >> i did. managed to link his death -- >> i got to get that. >> mika and i share a former head mistress. no, it's such a leap that i don't even think we have time. if you're talking about sort of the way this show has darted around, just briefly, i'll just say that jean harris enabled me to have a career because my first by-line was after she -- so i'm sorry for my career -- but it was a good move for me. if i hadn't had journalistic career, i wouldn't have met george jones. >> ask joe about his shoes. >> are you -- undisclosed location? >> i wear ties under great protes
i know you don't agree with him on foreign policy. i think his argument even on that resonates in the south more than almost anywhere else. so it which be kind of interesting -- i did not know his wife was from georgia. if s if he runs for president, she's going to be glued to the man's side. >> he also would do well to read "garden & gun" to prep. he also might want to get some old george jones tapes and put them in his pickup truck. you did write about george jones....
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the administration is simply -- >> isn't this more chilling because we are talking about foreign policy for the most part. what did vietnam teach us? you can go back to world war ii. our government in times of war always lies to us. our fwgovernment in times of wa tries to take us. from george washington forward doesn't want information out there because they think it gives it away. >> everyone overuses the top secret stance. >> every single from abraham lincoln forward. what makes this administration different? is why do they think they should criminalize journalism? with a constitutional professor. >> given the fact that this cuts at the heart of what you do for a living. what's the other side of the story? what could it be? >> all the republicans were demanding the leak investigation. they now have the leak investigation because they thought they were being selectively done. that's the political explaination. >> it's more damning because the white house leak when is it suits them and when it doesn't, they call it espionage. >> tomorrow the president is supposed to give a big speech w
the administration is simply -- >> isn't this more chilling because we are talking about foreign policy for the most part. what did vietnam teach us? you can go back to world war ii. our government in times of war always lies to us. our fwgovernment in times of wa tries to take us. from george washington forward doesn't want information out there because they think it gives it away. >> everyone overuses the top secret stance. >> every single from abraham lincoln forward. what...
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certainly foreign policy is at the top of the list. interesting new poll out shows that the united states making some gains as far as how people view us. not doing so well in the middle east, but across the rest of the world, our image improving a bit. >> a bit. despite the recent backlash over these drone strikes and the nsa spying programs the u.s. actually enjoying these levels of popularity it hasn't seen since before the iraq war. pew research showing 64% of people around the world have a favorable view of america. 64%. so that's a 13-point rise among those same countries when they were last vared back in '07. still in muslim countries like pakistan, frustration over u.s. foreign policy appearing to have only deepened 11%. there's been a dip in approval under president obama. >> leigh, you think that's just obama's transition to presidency over bush? because that last poll was in 2007 and what else would it say? >> i think that has a lot to do with it. i think the world is looking to us for a number of reasons. you know, but i thi
certainly foreign policy is at the top of the list. interesting new poll out shows that the united states making some gains as far as how people view us. not doing so well in the middle east, but across the rest of the world, our image improving a bit. >> a bit. despite the recent backlash over these drone strikes and the nsa spying programs the u.s. actually enjoying these levels of popularity it hasn't seen since before the iraq war. pew research showing 64% of people around the world...
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and most, really most of his success in foreign policy didn't come in any hot wars. it automobile came in the cold wars, what he did at reykjavik, what he did at peace talks. did you find that reagan learned from the terrible mistakes of lebanon and it made him far less likely to use force moving forward. >> i think we explore that to some extent and find he was generally opposed to using force. it was a rel livety, you know, in terms of military intervention a fairly peaceful period. the cold war is a whole other story. he used a lot of economic warfare in that. mcfarland in the film gets into sdi and how that was used to try and break the back of the soviet economy so. >> can we talk about that quickly? sdi, which democrats dismissed, ted kennedy famously in the early '80s called it star wars. reagan was roundly mocked for years. what a great irony it ended up being this program that may not have even been able to be used successfully. but brought gorbachev back to the table after achia vick. how important was that card that he played, even when some in his own cou
and most, really most of his success in foreign policy didn't come in any hot wars. it automobile came in the cold wars, what he did at reykjavik, what he did at peace talks. did you find that reagan learned from the terrible mistakes of lebanon and it made him far less likely to use force moving forward. >> i think we explore that to some extent and find he was generally opposed to using force. it was a rel livety, you know, in terms of military intervention a fairly peaceful period. the...
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policy. turns out, it's the willie sutton approach to dealing with the european economic crisis. one of the few places they have any resources. anything that approaches the scale of what they need. and it makes no sense and it's not going to last. >> very good. >> this is interesting. fresh poll numbers out from cnn opinion research showing there is very little support for leaders in washington. to boast about right now. 47% of americans approve of the job that president obama is doing compared to 50% who disapprove. his net approval rating has dropped 15 percentage points since january. now, despite his recent outreach to republicans, 56% believe the president's not doing enough to cooperate with a full 70% thinking the gop is not reaching out. that matches an all-time high. as far as the budget goes, only 31% say they approve of how the president is handling how government raises and spends money. >> wow. >> just 19% support the way congressional republicans are dealing with it. and it was
policy. turns out, it's the willie sutton approach to dealing with the european economic crisis. one of the few places they have any resources. anything that approaches the scale of what they need. and it makes no sense and it's not going to last. >> very good. >> this is interesting. fresh poll numbers out from cnn opinion research showing there is very little support for leaders in washington. to boast about right now. 47% of americans approve of the job that president obama is...
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we talked to him at great length about foreign policy yet he didn't mention the subject of benghazi once which seems to mesh with the broader sense that the white house not only made a detent with the guy but they found him a useful ally. the white house always had this theory there would be a chunk of republicans they could break away, they just didn't know who the leader of that faction would be. by all reports, the chief of staff talks to mccain all the time. and in this interview, he kind of went through a lot of patterns to kind of avoid criticizing the president on foreign policy. >> that's fascinating. >> the feminists of zion is the new republic cover story. >> go liverpool, we're only weeks away. >> up next in the wake of detroit's bankruptcy, is a wave of pension problems about to hit states and cities across the country? today's business headlines with cnbc's kelly evans straight ahead on "morning joe." ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] one day it will hit you. by replacing one sugared beverage a day with a bottle of nestle pure life water, you can cut 50,000 calories a year fr
we talked to him at great length about foreign policy yet he didn't mention the subject of benghazi once which seems to mesh with the broader sense that the white house not only made a detent with the guy but they found him a useful ally. the white house always had this theory there would be a chunk of republicans they could break away, they just didn't know who the leader of that faction would be. by all reports, the chief of staff talks to mccain all the time. and in this interview, he kind...
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drone strikes must be consonant with smart foreign policy. this means the strike is only when it is near certainty the target is a highly dangerous terrorist that the strike is likely to succeed and that collateral damage will be minimal and there is no viable alternative. such considerations should rule out signature strikes which target people who are behaving in ways that resemble how terrori terrorists tend to behave. the standards i am arguing for here would lead to fewer drone strikes. there is a danger that policy can be too restrictive makeing impanel what should be difficult but the process that currently exists for authorizing drone attacks lacks sufficient controls especially when the targets are u.s. citizens. >> we spent too much time twisting ourselves in knots saying the terrorists are about to attack the so-called imminent standard, honest answers we never know. we don't know when terrorists are about to strike. we have to have a whole different set of criteria. the department of justice memorandum is really shoddy work. we sh
drone strikes must be consonant with smart foreign policy. this means the strike is only when it is near certainty the target is a highly dangerous terrorist that the strike is likely to succeed and that collateral damage will be minimal and there is no viable alternative. such considerations should rule out signature strikes which target people who are behaving in ways that resemble how terrori terrorists tend to behave. the standards i am arguing for here would lead to fewer drone strikes....
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look, i mean, he's got his views about domestic policy and foreign policy. i think both are flawed. i do think it is a test and a challenge for republicans, though. which is they need to step up in my view and oppose obama care. dismantle it as much as they can. delay it as much as they can. they need to oppose really bad deals like the iranian nuclear deal. richard is right. we were making fairly major concessions on sanctions for nothing. for not the cessation of enrichment which has been the demand in the u.s. security council resolutions. republicans need to also say what they would do in both foreign policy and domestic policy. >> here, here. >> they need to have a conservative reform agenda in domestic policy. i think the first republican candidate who steps out and says as clinton did, i've got an agenda that will help get the country going and reform this bloated, big government system we've had that's gradually grown and not so gradually grown for so many decades. >> right. >> conservative reform agenda at home. a serious addressing of our foreign policy issues abroad. that
look, i mean, he's got his views about domestic policy and foreign policy. i think both are flawed. i do think it is a test and a challenge for republicans, though. which is they need to step up in my view and oppose obama care. dismantle it as much as they can. delay it as much as they can. they need to oppose really bad deals like the iranian nuclear deal. richard is right. we were making fairly major concessions on sanctions for nothing. for not the cessation of enrichment which has been the...
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that sort of thing in foreign policy terms. but in sort of fiscal terms and in governance terms, he would say, you know, siding with criminals over law-abiding citizens is nuts. saying it's okay to do graffiti on subways is nuts. saying that it's okay for homeless people to sleep on grates on second avenue is nuts. this was all very much the way ordinary people felt, and they felt that democrats and the leadership of the left had turned against ordinary citizens and the good order of their lives. and he stood up against that. >> right. and seemed same and rational unless you were a member of the democratic establishment in the late '70s and '80s when koch was mayor. so it sounds very sane and rational right now in new york city. it didn't at the time. >> it was a much different -- the thing is that the center of gravity at least they'oreticall in the democratic party moved away from the far left where it was trending in the late '70s and, you know, i mean, i have some issues with the question of whether obama is moving it back
that sort of thing in foreign policy terms. but in sort of fiscal terms and in governance terms, he would say, you know, siding with criminals over law-abiding citizens is nuts. saying it's okay to do graffiti on subways is nuts. saying that it's okay for homeless people to sleep on grates on second avenue is nuts. this was all very much the way ordinary people felt, and they felt that democrats and the leadership of the left had turned against ordinary citizens and the good order of their...
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what the north korean crisis means for american foreign policy in the pacific. "morning joe" is back in just a moment. >> kim jung-un monday threaten america. he gets to the office monday, oh, yeah, today is the day. when you hear that, gosh, i hope he doesn't do that. but then the more you think about it, they're not going to, i mean, north korea is like a carnival cruise for the love of god. you know, they're not going to destroy anybody. they have no electricity, no plumbing, they don't have enough food, no fresh water, they don't know where they're going. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hung
what the north korean crisis means for american foreign policy in the pacific. "morning joe" is back in just a moment. >> kim jung-un monday threaten america. he gets to the office monday, oh, yeah, today is the day. when you hear that, gosh, i hope he doesn't do that. but then the more you think about it, they're not going to, i mean, north korea is like a carnival cruise for the love of god. you know, they're not going to destroy anybody. they have no electricity, no plumbing,...
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you and i, we obviously agree on a lot of domestic policy, foreign policy. more limited, more from the colin powell camp. we can go through the wars because people look at us, two republicans, of course they are on the same side. but i know we were on different sides on bosnia, on kosovo, on the surge, on tripling the number of troops in afghanistan. in staying in iraq. i was against all of that. you were for all of that. but syria at least to me is a different case and it's a different case because syria and iran and the unique position that they hold in the middle east, can you explain to conservatives who believe in limited, a limited footprint overseas why this is so critical, why this vote is so critical? >> i think this is a really big picture case is that you cannot let little dictator use weapons of mass destruction after we said we would react, retaliate against that use and then not retaliate. that's terrible for u.s. foreign policy period. in terms of the middle east there's a strategic case. syria is important. we've stayed out for two years. to
you and i, we obviously agree on a lot of domestic policy, foreign policy. more limited, more from the colin powell camp. we can go through the wars because people look at us, two republicans, of course they are on the same side. but i know we were on different sides on bosnia, on kosovo, on the surge, on tripling the number of troops in afghanistan. in staying in iraq. i was against all of that. you were for all of that. but syria at least to me is a different case and it's a different case...
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designed foreign policy process. you're see ing a reaction there. on his actual upside down approval rating every time we are in a debt ceiling fight president obama has posted his lowest numbers. >> really? >> if you look back -- >> republicans are hurt. the president is as well. >> the only time mitt romney polled ahead of the president in the horse race until right after the debates was around the debt ceiling fights. people hear about shutdowns, debtle ceilings and think this guy is the guy in charge. if he was doing a good job congress wouldn't make a mess of things. his approval rating go s down. >> chuck, we'll get you on that. i want you to jump ahead to the one that surprised a lot of us. over 60% of americans want spending cuts attached to increasing the debt limit. >> debt court of appeal ing increase s are always and everywhere. >> not even close. >> it never is. >> debt ceiling increase s are always and everywhere. they were in 2011, 2013. they are always and everywhere wildly unpopular. you ask people i
designed foreign policy process. you're see ing a reaction there. on his actual upside down approval rating every time we are in a debt ceiling fight president obama has posted his lowest numbers. >> really? >> if you look back -- >> republicans are hurt. the president is as well. >> the only time mitt romney polled ahead of the president in the horse race until right after the debates was around the debt ceiling fights. people hear about shutdowns, debtle ceilings and...
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it's the president who's going to run foreign policy. one thing we know that president obama and chuck hagel both would like to cut spending in the pentagon, and that is a hard thing to do. because the defense lobby is extremely powerful. and i think you're going to see that -- well, before confirmation and certainly after a confirmation. they're going to push back hard. >> gail, i'm interested in the personal dynamic between some of these characters. they all were -- republicans used to be the party of mavericks. and here you've got one of the mavericks and they all apparently hate him. >> mavericks are very bad. >> how much of this do you think is the personal rivalry? so they all say oh, a senator can get confirmed easily because we all know them, but they hate each other, don't they? >> well, some do more than others. the interesting thing what you were talking about before is that mccain and barack obama got along so well in the senate, and you can really imagine the two of them sitting there saying, these guys are so dumb. oh, my g
it's the president who's going to run foreign policy. one thing we know that president obama and chuck hagel both would like to cut spending in the pentagon, and that is a hard thing to do. because the defense lobby is extremely powerful. and i think you're going to see that -- well, before confirmation and certainly after a confirmation. they're going to push back hard. >> gail, i'm interested in the personal dynamic between some of these characters. they all were -- republicans used to...
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i tell you if they work on the foreign policy front, and they have some successes there, and all the while somehow effectively get people signed up for that plan and fix some of the glitches, maybe. >> afc cynic earlier in the week, wow, what an interesting week to come forward with the whole -- >> you say you're cynic because the president has low approval ratings. >> i'm just saying it was interesting timing. all of a sudden the discussion left obama care. >> there's this culture of extensions that he's now defining him. you extend the deadlines on obama care, the iran deal is a six month extension. the budget deal is all about kicking the can down the road. we're pushing everything further down the road. nothing is getting done. >> while you push the can down the road i want to ask sam about this. sequestration really cut into a lot of things over the past month. it's going to be even more cutting as we proceed without any budget deal. so, sam, right now, you got 535 members of congress, house and senate, they are home. they are talking to people who, many of whom have been damage
i tell you if they work on the foreign policy front, and they have some successes there, and all the while somehow effectively get people signed up for that plan and fix some of the glitches, maybe. >> afc cynic earlier in the week, wow, what an interesting week to come forward with the whole -- >> you say you're cynic because the president has low approval ratings. >> i'm just saying it was interesting timing. all of a sudden the discussion left obama care. >> there's...
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and joining us on set, former foreign policy adviser to the bush administration and former adviser to the romney campaign, dan senor. and joining us from washington, former astronaut, founder of americans for responsible solutions pac and husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords, captain mark kelly. captain kelly testified yesterday at the senate hearing on cushing gun violence, but we also saw others that testified yesterday. >> captain, there were parts of the testimony yesterday that just looked like a freak show. >> not your part. >> you know, i know lindsey and friends, but these arguments are just insane. >> they're stunning. >> and you had, of course, wayne lapierre out there talking about how he was even against background checks, that 91% of americans support. these people are driving my party over the cliff. but your wife, obviously, very moving testimony. >> i don't know how you sat there next to your wife listening to that. >> tell us, what was it like for you yesterday? >> well, by the time the other folks started testifying, gabby was already gone and in a back roo
and joining us on set, former foreign policy adviser to the bush administration and former adviser to the romney campaign, dan senor. and joining us from washington, former astronaut, founder of americans for responsible solutions pac and husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords, captain mark kelly. captain kelly testified yesterday at the senate hearing on cushing gun violence, but we also saw others that testified yesterday. >> captain, there were parts of the testimony yesterday...
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i think a foreign policy gone wrong here. syria, libya, egypt, i think the greater story is that the light footprint approach to the mideast is not working and here's another story. when secretary clinton toll on the 14th of september family members, we're going to prosecute the guy who made that video, how could she possibly have said that? either she was totally detached from reality in benghazi or putting political spin and on the 18th of september when the president whent on letterman and said this was the result of a hateful video, i think the president needs to explain that statement. either he's really detached or p putting a political spin on it and that's really important. >> given the drone policy, the president's broad anti terror policy over the last five years, where do you rank him in terms of his stewardship on the issue? >> i think on the drone side, he's upped his game in a very good way. he's used drones in the most effective way of any president since the technology has been deployed. we have heard al-qaeda
i think a foreign policy gone wrong here. syria, libya, egypt, i think the greater story is that the light footprint approach to the mideast is not working and here's another story. when secretary clinton toll on the 14th of september family members, we're going to prosecute the guy who made that video, how could she possibly have said that? either she was totally detached from reality in benghazi or putting political spin and on the 18th of september when the president whent on letterman and...
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we have the president of the council on foreign relations and author of "foreign policy begins at home: the case for putting america's house in order" richard haass. he also has the lead piece today on iran. and you agree with dad. >> that's one way to put it. >> oh, no. that was yesterday? >> no. recently. >> okay. and in washington -- >> dad mixes it up every day. >> in washington, nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell. perfect day to have you on, andrea. thank you very much. >> a lot to talk about today. let's go through the checklist. >> iran. >> the patriots, man. what was that, mike barnicle. >> instant classic. >> they're down 24-0 at halftime. >> 24-0 at half. they come out, take the ball, score three straight times. they go into overtime. patriots win the coin toss in overtime and do not take the ball. >> willie, have you ever heard that happening in nfl game? >> no. the rules are a little different now. if the first team scores a field goal it's not sudden death. still you're risking them scoring a touchdown and beating
we have the president of the council on foreign relations and author of "foreign policy begins at home: the case for putting america's house in order" richard haass. he also has the lead piece today on iran. and you agree with dad. >> that's one way to put it. >> oh, no. that was yesterday? >> no. recently. >> okay. and in washington -- >> dad mixes it up every day. >> in washington, nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea...
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i'm not a foreign policy expert. i got up in the morning thinking, you know, maybe the russians and the french and everybody gets involved in this. no one has come up with a solution or an end game for syria. hillary clinton the rest are saying to bashar assad die, just die. i mean, that's not a good diplomatic argument. >> by the way, rand paul last night is, speaking of that, rand paul's new position is we shouldn't go to war, but assad should die. >> just a couple of things here, i wish i were as optimistic about the grand vision as dr. brzensinski. because there is what is needed. last night i was talking to british an french diplomats who had been working all day at the united nations. they had to can sell the security meeting at the last minute because the russians said they would not accept the resolution that was drafted or in the process of being 2kr5069ed because it has -- being drafted because it had force. it had as you notice a chapter 7 clause in it that would have permitted the use of force. so once ag
i'm not a foreign policy expert. i got up in the morning thinking, you know, maybe the russians and the french and everybody gets involved in this. no one has come up with a solution or an end game for syria. hillary clinton the rest are saying to bashar assad die, just die. i mean, that's not a good diplomatic argument. >> by the way, rand paul last night is, speaking of that, rand paul's new position is we shouldn't go to war, but assad should die. >> just a couple of things here,...
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every time i talk ed about how our foreign policy should be like colin powell's foreign policy for five, six year, even before he endorsed barack obama the first time, i would get attacked for associating with colin powell's very conservative with a small "c," realist approach that republican presidents followed for years. it was the weinberger doctrine, powell doctrine and suddenly, it became the doctrine of lefties? >> colin powell is a self-identified republican and has been for many, many years and with with each passing year and election cycle, republican party, too many within the republican party, try to further estrange him from the republican party platform, from much of what is said publicly by a lot of republicans. colin powell's also a guy who has the ability and the belief that a lot of republicans, not a lot, too many republicans and too many democrats don't have. he has the ability and the belief to put country ahead of party and that's unfortunately something that's passe in washington. >> the problem though is there are, we're here in new york. we're washington or bosto
every time i talk ed about how our foreign policy should be like colin powell's foreign policy for five, six year, even before he endorsed barack obama the first time, i would get attacked for associating with colin powell's very conservative with a small "c," realist approach that republican presidents followed for years. it was the weinberger doctrine, powell doctrine and suddenly, it became the doctrine of lefties? >> colin powell is a self-identified republican and has been...
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it's one of these things in the world that richard travels in, the foreign policy hands writer establishment there was a great uproar when this came out and i think most people had never seen anything quite like it from a leader in the middle east. >> fair statement. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the rise of the retrowife. why a new group of modern feminists saying having it all really means staying at home? we will discuss this with campbell brown, cosmo's joanna coles and the bbckatty kay. . ♪ for tapping into a wealth of experience. for access to one of the top wealth management firms in the country. for a team of financial professionals who provide customized solutions. for all of your wealth management and retirement goals, discover how pnc wealth management can help you achieve. visit pnc.com/wealthsolutions to find out more. in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective slee
it's one of these things in the world that richard travels in, the foreign policy hands writer establishment there was a great uproar when this came out and i think most people had never seen anything quite like it from a leader in the middle east. >> fair statement. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the rise of the retrowife. why a new group of modern feminists saying having it all really means staying at home? we will discuss this with campbell brown, cosmo's joanna...